Beijing, April 4 (Zhongxin Net) -- During this year's May Day holiday, Beijing is expected to receive 29.885 million tourists, and it is expected that the passenger flow of railway stations and airports will be dense. According to the situation of railway and civil aviation arriving passengers, Beijing's rail transit industry will do its best to increase capacity, increase the number of trains, extend the operating time, and serve passengers. On Friday, April 4, the day before the May Day holiday, the passenger traffic of the entire Beijing subway network exceeded 28.1238 million.
Beijing Metro crew, station management, comprehensive control, maintenance, security inspection and other professionals are on duty overnight to do a good job in passenger transport organization, passenger services, facilities and equipment maintenance. Photo courtesy of Beijing Subway Company
During this year's May Day holiday, Beijing is expected to receive 885.1 million tourists, an increase of 9.2019 times year-on-year and an increase of 3% over the same period in <>. Beijing's transportation department expects that the railway station and airport will have dense passenger flow, high travel pressure, and the surrounding roads are prone to congestion. The Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission connects the passenger flow from railway and civil aviation to the departure, organizes bus, subway, taxi, airport bus and other industries to optimize operation organization, scientific and accurate scheduling, strengthen "seven stations and two fields" connecting transportation services, and make every effort to ensure passenger travel in accordance with "one station, one policy" and "one plan".
According to the situation of railway and civil aviation arriving passengers, the Beijing rail transit industry will do its best to increase the transportation capacity, increase the number of trains, extend the operation time, and serve passengers on the premise of ensuring operational safety.
Beijing South Station of BJMTR Line 4. Photo courtesy of BJMTR
According to the Beijing Metro Company, on April 4 (the day before the May Day holiday), the passenger traffic of the company's lines was 28.958 million. In order to do a good job in the connecting transportation of Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Fengtai Railway Station and other railway stations and ensure the majority of passengers travel during the holiday, Beijing Metro Company adopted measures such as overnight non-stop operation of Line 4 and Line 28, and advance and delayed operation of Line 2 and Line 7, of which Line 6, Line 9 and Line 2 operated a total of 6 trains. Crew attendants, station affairs, comprehensive control, maintenance, security inspection, cleaning and other professionals of each line are on duty overnight to conscientiously do a good job in passenger transport organization, passenger service, facility and equipment maintenance and other related work, ensuring smooth and orderly operation and smooth travel for passengers.
On April 4 (the day before the May Day holiday), the total daily passenger traffic of all lines under the jurisdiction of BJMTR exceeded 28.251 million, of which Line 14 and Line 17 reached a record high.
Beijing South Station of BJMTR Line 4. Photo courtesy of BJMTR
BJMTR has added 60 passenger trains to ensure passenger travel. Line 4 Beijing South Railway Station, Xizhimen Station; Metro Line 14 Beijing South Railway Station, Dongfeng Beiqiao Station; Fengtai Station of Metro Line 16 extends operating hours. Among them, the operation of Metro Line 4 from Beijing South Railway Station to Anheqiao North Station was extended by 120 minutes, and the first train of Line 4 on April 29 was advanced to 16:3, making every effort to ensure the travel of passengers arriving in Beijing at night.
BJMTR said that during the "May Day" holiday, it will pay close attention to changes in passenger flow, especially to key stations with large passenger flow at railway stations, scenic spots and business districts, and take multiple measures to adjust passenger transport organization arrangements in a timely manner, channel passenger flow, provide timely assistance to passengers, and ensure smooth travel for passengers. (End)